ALTRAILS application review

Very few things Let’s expect adventure, such as sticking to paper maps scattered via the kitchen table. This rarely happens anymore. These days, most of us plan what we will do and how we will get there with online tools, such as Alltrails. There is something that can be said about getting a space for breakfast while planning next summer adventures, but I miss the old USGs Topo quadruple.

There are at least ten applications for maps to help plan your roads through the wild, whether you are walking, backpacks, mountain bicycles, bolts, rough roads, or hunting. Alltrails is one of the largest long -distance walking applications.

AllTrails only helps you find and plan the roads. It also tracks your progress while uploading, and has a strong community of users in rating the tracks and downloading images. You can follow other hikers. If you go to get paid versions, you can download the non -internet maps, get alerts when you are outside the road, and yes, even print maps to cover the kitchen table.

What is alltrails?

With the permission of alltrails

The Alltrails application is a way to plan, move and register your height, and to provide tools to search for famous paths in addition to the paths created by the Alltrails community. You can read reviews and classifications and (with paid versions) preview in 3D.

Part of the success of alltrails lies in the ease of its use, making it friendly to start hikers. The maps are clear, and it is easy to see and visually follow, even if you are not aware of the topographical maps. Alltrails does a good job in helping you to find walking paths near you, getting them, and go to the bottom of the trail and return again.

The most advanced Altrails are likely to use and register trips instead of moving on the path, which is good in these two things, although most energy user tools require subscription. Looking at how much I used to spend on the Topo quadruple every year, I have always thought about online maps in the deal.

Using alltrails

With the permission of alltrails

Before I reach the use of alltrails, remember that you can have GPS signals, the phone batteries are running out, and the dotted phone is a useless brick. For these reasons and more, Wire does not recommend relying only on the smartphone application For wild navigation. Always carry a paper map and compass, and know how to use it. However, the applications are great for planning and can be useful on the road, provided that you have a backup copy as well. (You can still get it 7.5 minutes topographic maps of USGs).